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  handicap \hand"i*cap\ (h[a^]n"d[i^]*k[a^]p), n. [From hand in
     cap; -- perh. in reference to an old mode of settling a
     bargain by taking pieces of money from a cap.]
     1. An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in
        starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing
        inferior advantages; or an additional weight or other
        hindrance imposed upon the one possessing superior
        advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the
        chances of success; as, the handicap was five seconds, or
        ten pounds, and the like.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A race, for horses or men, or any contest of agility,
        strength, or skill, in which there is an allowance of
        time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize
        the chances of the competitors.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. An old game at cards. [Obs.] --Pepys.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. a physical or mental disability of the body which makes
        normal human activities more difficult or impossible; as,
        his deformed leg was a major handicap in walking.
        [PJC]
  
     5. any disadvantage that makes an activity more difficult or
        impossible; as, insufficient capital was a big handicap in
        competing against Microsoft.
        [PJC]

  Handicap \Hand"i*cap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handicapped
     (-k[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Handicapping.]
     To encumber with a handicap in any contest; hence, in
     general, to place at disadvantage; as, the candidate was
     heavily handicapped.
     [1913 Webster]

  Handicap \Hand"i*cap\, n. [From hand in cap; -- perh. in
     reference to an old mode of setting a bargain by taking
     pieces of money from a cap.]
     1. An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in
        starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing
        inferior advantages; or an additional weight or other
        hindrance imposed upon the one possessing superior
        advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the
        chances of success; as, the handicap was five seconds, or
        ten pounds, and the like.
  
     2. A race, for horses or men, or any contest of agility,
        strength, or skill, in which there is an allowance of
        time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize
        the chances of the competitors.
  
     3. An old game at cards. [Obs.] --Pepys.

  Handicap \Hand"i*cap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handicapped; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Handicapping.]
     To encumber with a handicap in any contest; hence, in
     general, to place at disadvantage; as, the candidate was
     heavily handicapped.

  handicap
       n 1: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of
            physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability";
            "hearing impairment" [syn: disability, disablement,
            impairment]
       2: advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of
          winning
       3: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action
          or progress [syn: hindrance, deterrent, impediment,
          balk, baulk, check]
       v 1: injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"
            [syn: disable, invalid, incapacitate]
       2: attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race)
          and assign odds for or against a contestant
       3: put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is
          hindering my movements" [syn: hinder, hamper]
       [also: handicapping, handicapped]

  handicap
     Γαλλικά n.
     η αναπηρία

  handicap
     Finnish n.
     (lb fi anglicism) #English (gloss: allowance)
     French n.
     1 (l en handicap)
     2 disability
     n.
     1 Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
     2 (lb en sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance
  in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the
  competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other
  hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to
  equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
     3 (lb en sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in
  particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
     4 A race or similar contest in which there is an allowance of time,
  distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the
  competitors.
     5 (lb en obsolete uncountable card game) An old card game, similar to
  lanterloo.
     6 (lb en obsolete uncountable) (syn of en hand-in-cap  old English
  trading game)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
     2 (lb en transitive figurative by extension) To place at
  disadvantage.
     3 To estimate betting odds.
     Romanian n.
     (l en handicap)

  Handicap
     German n.
     1 n (lb de sports) handicap (gloss: allowance to offset skill
  differences; measure of ability)
     2 n handicap, disadvantage, something that hampers
     3 n (lb de fairly rare) physical handicap, disability

  handicap
     n.
     1 Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
     2 (lb en sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance
  in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the
  competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other
  hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to
  equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
     3 (lb en sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in
  particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
     4 A race or similar contest in which there is an allowance of time,
  distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the
  competitors.
     5 (lb en obsolete uncountable card game) An old card game, similar to
  lanterloo.
     6 (lb en obsolete uncountable) (syn of en hand-in-cap  old English
  trading game)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
     2 (lb en transitive figurative by extension) To place at
  disadvantage.
     3 To estimate betting odds.

  handicap
     Finnish n.
     (lb fi anglicism) #English (gloss: allowance)
     French n.
     1 (l en handicap)
     2 disability
     n.
     1 Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
     2 (lb en sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance
  in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the
  competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other
  hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to
  equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
     3 (lb en sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in
  particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
     4 A race or similar contest in which there is an allowance of time,
  distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the
  competitors.
     5 (lb en obsolete uncountable card game) An old card game, similar to
  lanterloo.
     6 (lb en obsolete uncountable) (syn of en hand-in-cap  old English
  trading game)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
     2 (lb en transitive figurative by extension) To place at
  disadvantage.
     3 To estimate betting odds.
     Romanian n.
     (l en handicap)

  Handicap
     German n.
     1 n (lb de sports) handicap (gloss: allowance to offset skill
  differences; measure of ability)
     2 n handicap, disadvantage, something that hampers
     3 n (lb de fairly rare) physical handicap, disability

  handicap
     Finnish n.
     (lb fi anglicism) #English (gloss: allowance)
     French n.
     1 (l en handicap)
     2 disability
     n.
     1 Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
     2 (lb en sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance
  in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the
  competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other
  hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to
  equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
     3 (lb en sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in
  particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
     4 A race or similar contest in which there is an allowance of time,
  distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the
  competitors.
     5 (lb en obsolete uncountable card game) An old card game, similar to
  lanterloo.
     6 (lb en obsolete uncountable) (syn of en hand-in-cap  old English
  trading game)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
     2 (lb en transitive figurative by extension) To place at
  disadvantage.
     3 To estimate betting odds.
     Spanish n.
     (l en handicap)

  Handicap
     German n.
     1 n (lb de sports) handicap (gloss: allowance to offset skill
  differences; measure of ability)
     2 n handicap, disadvantage, something that hampers
     3 n (lb de fairly rare) physical handicap, disability

  handicap
     Ranska n.
     1 vamma
     2 (urheilu: k=fr) tasoitus

  handicap
     n.
     ''stavningsvariant av sporttermen'' handikapp

  Handicap
     Tyska n.
     handikapp

  handicap
     n.
     ''stavningsvariant av sporttermen'' handikapp

  Handicap /ˈhɛndiˌkɛp/ 
  χάντικαπ
  Sport: Faktor zur Nivellierung unterschiedlicher Leistungsstärken

  Handicap /ˈhɛndiˌkɛp/ 
  handicap
  soziale (und/oder körperliche) Benachteiligung aufgrund einer Behinderung

  Handicap /ˈhɛndiˌkɛp/ 
  handicap
  soziale (und/oder körperliche) Benachteiligung aufgrund einer Behinderung

  Handicap /ˈhɛndiˌkɛp/ 
  препятствие
  soziale (und/oder körperliche) Benachteiligung aufgrund einer Behinderung

  Handicap /ˈhɛndiˌkɛp/ 
  hándicap
  soziale (und/oder körperliche) Benachteiligung aufgrund einer Behinderung

  Handicap /ˈhɛndiˌkɛp/ 
  handikapp 2.
  soziale (und/oder körperliche) Benachteiligung aufgrund einer Behinderung
   3.
  Sport: Faktor zur Nivellierung unterschiedlicher Leistungsstärken

  handicap /hˈandɪkˌap/
  belemmering

  Handicap /hˈandɪkˌap/
  العائق

  handicap //ˈhændikæp// 
  1. недъг
  disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people
  2. ава́нс
  in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed
  3. пречка, спънка
  something that prevents, hampers, or hinders

  handicap //ˈhændikæp// 
  преча, спъвам
  to encumber

  handicap /hˈandɪkˌap/
  překážka

  handicap /hˈandɪkˌap/
  hendikepovat

  handicap /hˈandɪkˌap/
  hendikep

  handicap /hˈandɪkˌap/ 
  znevýhodnit

  handicap /hˈandɪkˌap/ 
  nevýhody

  handicap /hˈandɪkˌap/ 
  handicap

  handicap /hˈandɪkˌap/ 
  postižení

  handicap /hˈandɪkˌap/ 
  handicapovat

  handicap /hˈandɪkˌap/
   [coll.] Behinderung , Handikap  [med.]
     Synonyms: disability, disablement, incapacitation
  
   see: physical disability, physical disablement, physical incapacitation, physical handicap, mental disability, mental disablement, mental incapacitation, mental handicap, severe disability, severe disablement, severe incapacitation, severe handicap, multiple disability, multiple disablement, multiple incapacitation, multiple handicap, people with with sensory disabilities
  

  handicap /hˈandɪkˌap/
  Vorgabe  [sport]
     Synonym: start
  

  handicap /hˈandɪkˌap/ 
  etw. behindern, etw. erschweren 
   see: handicapping, handicapped
  

  handicap //ˈhændikæp// 
  1. vamma
  disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people
  2. tasoitus
  in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed
  3. tasoituskilpailu
  race
  4. haitta
  something that prevents, hampers, or hinders

  handicap /hˈandɪkˌap/ 
  1. असमर्थ
        "उसका बहरापन उसकी प्रगति में"handicap"बन गया."

  handicap /hˈandɪkˌap/
  nezgoda, olakšica, ometati, smetnja

  handicap /hˈandɪkˌap/
  1. akadály
  2. megterhelés
  3. hátrány

  handicap //ˈhændikæp// 
  1. ハンデ, ハンディキャップ, 障害
  disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people
  2. ハンデ, ハンディキャップ
  in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed

  handicap /hændikæp/
  belemmering, hindernis, hinderpaal

  handicap /ˈhændɪkæp/
  I.   1.  upośledzenie
   2.  trudność
   3.  [sport]  for, handikap
  II.    upośledzać, stawiać w trudnym położeniu

  handicap /hændikæp/
  impedimento

  handicap //ˈhændikæp// 
  försprång
  in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed

  handicap /hˈandɪkˌap/
  1. (ped, ping) mânia, engel
  2. sakatlık
  3. elverişsiz durum, handikap
  4. (spor) engelli koşu
  5. mânia koymak
  6. engel olmak
  7. yarışta mânia koymak .handicapped  sakat, malul. mentally handicapped geri zekâlı. the handicapped sakatlar, yardıma muhtaç olanlar .

  handicap /ɑ̃dikˈap/
  namm (nammoù /namˈu/), dalc'h-korf (dalc'hioù-korf /(en)dˈalkhɪˌuː(fr)kˈɔʁ/), nammder (nammderioù /namdʁiˈu/)

   (ds course...) handicap /ɑ̃dikˈap/
  dilañs

  handicap /ɑ̃.di.kap/ 
  недъг 2.
  Désavantage physique ou mental
   3.
  En sport

  handicap /ɑ̃.di.kap/ 
  Behinderung, Handicap, Ausgleich, Benachteiligung
  En sport

  handicap /ɑ̃.di.kap/ 
  1. ハンデ, ハンディキャップ, 障害
  Désavantage physique ou mental
  2. ハンデ, ハンディキャップ
  En sport

  handicap /ɑ̃.di.kap/ 
  impedimentum 2.
  Désavantage physique ou mental
   3.
  En sport

  handicap /ɑ̃.di.kap/ 
  deficiência
  Désavantage physique ou mental

  handicap /ɑ̃.di.kap/ 
  handikapp
  En sport

  handicap
  handicap

  
/ˈhandikɑp/

  
/ˈhændiˌkæp/

  
/ˈhɑndicɑp/

  
/ʼɑ̃dikap/

  215 Moby Thesaurus words for "handicap":
     Derby, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, abnormality,
     acute disease, affection, affliction, ailment, allergic disease,
     allergy, allowance, atrophy, bacterial disease, bale, bar, barrier,
     bear hard upon, birth defect, blight, block, bulge, burden,
     burdening, burthen, cardiovascular disease, cargo, charge,
     charging, chase, check, chronic disease, circulatory disease,
     complaint, complication, condition, congenital defect, constraint,
     cramp, cripple, cross, cumber, cumbrance, curb, damage, deadweight,
     deadwood, defect, deficiency disease, deformity,
     degenerative disease, detriment, difficulty, disability, disable,
     disadvantage, disease, disorder, distemper, drag, drawback, edge,
     embarrass, embarrassment, encumber, encumbrance, endemic,
     endemic disease, endocrine disease, enmesh, ensnarl, entangle,
     entoil, entrammel, entrap, entwine, epidemic disease, fetter,
     flat race, freight, functional disease, fungus disease,
     gastrointestinal disease, genetic disease, hamper, hamstring,
     handicap race, harm, harness race, head start, hereditary disease,
     hinder, hindrance, hobble, horse race, hurdle race, hurt,
     iatrogenic disease, illness, impairment, impede, impediment,
     impedimenta, imposition, inconvenience, incubus, incumbency,
     indisposition, infectious disease, infirmity, injury, involve,
     lade, lading, lame, liability, lime, limit, limitation, load,
     loading, loss, loss of ground, lumber, malady, malaise, millstone,
     mischief, morbidity, morbus, muscular disease, net,
     neurological disease, nutritional disease, obstacle,
     occupational disease, odds, onus, oppress, oppression,
     organic disease, overburden, overhand, overload, overtax,
     overtaxing, overweight, overweighting, pack, pandemic disease,
     pathological condition, pathology, penalize, penalty,
     plant disease, plate race, prejudice, press down, press hard upon,
     pressure, protozoan disease, psychosomatic disease, punish,
     purse race, quarter-horse race, respiratory disease,
     rest hard upon, restrain, restraint, restrict, restriction,
     rockiness, saddle, saddle with, saddling, secondary disease,
     seediness, shackle, sickishness, sickness, signs, snarl, stake,
     stake race, start, steeplechase, step backward, stumbling block,
     superincumbency, surcharge, sweep, sweepstake, sweepstakes,
     symptomatology, symptomology, symptoms, syndrome, tangle, tax,
     taxing, the pip, toil, trammel, trotting race, trouble,
     urogenital disease, vantage, virus disease, wasting disease,
     weigh down, weigh heavy on, weigh on, weigh upon, weight,
     white elephant, worm disease
  
  

  n. 障碍,困难;
  v. 加障碍于,妨碍;

     n. 障碍,困难
     vt. 加障碍于,妨碍